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Foreign exchange: lessons from abroad
While international comparisons are always difficult, some lessons can be gleaned from the experience of other countries with stricter regulation than the UK. Such policies have failed to reduce the national drugs bill.
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Key points
Primary care trusts are similar to US health maintenance organisations in that they act as both commissioners and providers of services.
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HMOs: what, how and why
The incentive for a managed care organisation is to maintain the health of its enrolled population and to minimise expenditure on health treatment services.
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Building blocks: the future shape of PCTs
Visible integration of primary and community health services at the interface of hospital and community provision.
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Developing PCTs: a checklist for managers and clinicians
Values, rather than structures and frameworks, should guide the overall activities of PCTs.
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in person
University Hospital of Wales and Llandough Hospital trust has made four key appointments: Susan Hobbs has become chief nurse, Paul Davies is the new finance director, Judith Hardisty is human resources director and Bob Burrows has become corporate administration director. All previously held senior posts with one of the trust's ...
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monitor
Monitor is delighted to hear of a planned VIP visit to London by Sir Bernard Tomlinson. Apparently the man who reviewed the capital's health service back in 1992 was 'delighted' when the idea was put to him, and former London Implementation Group boss Bob Nicholls is currently canvassing for volunteers ...
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Short cuts 'Stifled competition will create shortages' warning
Maverick Conservative former trust chair John Spiers has argued the NHS is the 'last failed nationalised industry' in a book published by right- wing think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs. The decision to remove the price mechanism and 'stifle competition' have created 'the classic conditions for scarcity', Mr Spiers argues, ...
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Short cuts London Ambulance Service fails to meet time target
London Ambulance Service trust has recorded a dramatic rise in response times, according to papers due to be discussed at a board meeting this week. LAS has failed to meet Patient's Charter performance standards, which say crews should reach 50 per cent of emergency calls within eight minutes and 95 ...
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Short cuts Bell takes charge at NHS Information Authority
Nigel Bell has been confirmed as chief executive of the NHS Information Authority, formed on 1 April. He was information systems and technology director for drug development with Astra AB, the pharmaceuticals firm that recently announced a merger with Zeneca. Four non-executive members have also been appointed - Rosemary Horwood, ...
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Short cuts Leeds HA sets up healthcare for Kosovan refugees
Leeds health authority is monitoring the health of 161 Kosovan refugees who flew into the city last week. HA and social services officials worked together on a programme of immediate checks when the group arrived, and a spokesperson said attention would continue to be paid to 'the possible emergence of ...
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Short cuts Millennium Dome to have its own medical centre
A medical centre will be established at the Millennium Dome, funded by the organisers but managed by an accident and emergency consultant from Greenwich Healthcare trust. The centre will be staffed by a doctor and emergency nurse practitioner from the trust and a paramedic and technician from London Ambulance Service ...
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Short cuts BMA wins equal pay victory for part-time doctors
The British Medical Association has claimed a 'major equal pay victory' in a case involving 867 doctors working part-time in mental health. An employment tribunal in Birmingham heard three test cases brought by the BMA, which argued that the refusal to give mental health officer status and benefits to part-time ...